paraphimosis

/ (ˌpærəˌfɪˈməʊsɪs) /

noun

inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce

Nearby words

pneumolithiasis,
pneumomediastinum,
pneumomyelography,
pneumon-,
pneumonectomy,
pneumonic,
pneumonic plague,
pneumonitis,
pneumono-,
pneumonocele

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Examples from the Web for paraphimosis

Among the local causes lie mentions phimosis, paraphimosis, and balano-posthitis.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino

Medicine definitions for paraphimosis

paraphimosis

[ păr′ə-fī-mō′sĭs ]

n.

Constriction of the glans penis by a phimotic foreskin, which has been retracted behind the corona.capistration

Retraction of the lid behind a protruding eyeball.